document.write( "Question 165808: How many minutes does it take to travel 5 miles at 30 miles an hour? \n" ); document.write( "

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30 miles per hour / 60 = 1/2 mile per minute = 1 mile every 2 minutes.
\n" ); document.write( "if he traveled 5 miles, then he traveled 5 * 2 minutes which means he traveled 10 minutes.
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\n" ); document.write( "i converted to minutes first.
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\n" ); document.write( "i could have done in hours first and then converted to minutes as follows:
\n" ); document.write( "30 miles per hour / 6 = 5 miles every 1/6 of an hour.
\n" ); document.write( "he traveled 1/6 of an hour.
\n" ); document.write( "this is equivalent to 10 minutes.
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\n" ); document.write( "the formula to use is D = R*T
\n" ); document.write( "D = distance
\n" ); document.write( "R = rate of travel
\n" ); document.write( "T = time
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\n" ); document.write( "we know D and we know R and we are solving for T.
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\n" ); document.write( "D = 5 miles
\n" ); document.write( "R = 30 miles per hour
\n" ); document.write( "T = x
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\n" ); document.write( "formula becomes:
\n" ); document.write( "5 = 30 * x
\n" ); document.write( "divide both sides by 30
\n" ); document.write( "5/30 = x
\n" ); document.write( "simplify
\n" ); document.write( "1/6 = x
\n" ); document.write( "x = 1/6 hours which is the same as 10 minutes after multiplying by 60 minutes for each hour.
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